Tuesday, February 28, 2012

ICE established a 24/7 Hotline for detainees.


U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has established a toll-free hotline – (855) 448-6903. 
Detained individuals can call this hotline if they believe they may be U.S. citizens or victims of a crime. The hotline will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by ICE personnel at the Law Enforcement Support Center. 
Translation services will be available in several languages from 7 a.m. to midnight (Eastern). 
ICE personnel will collect information from the individual and refer it to the relevant ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Field Office for immediate action.
If you are a detained individual and believe you may be a U.S. citizen or a victim of a crime, please call (855) 448-6903.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Transmission of the U.S. citizenship to IVF babies born abroad to American mothers and/or fathers.


Some experts are questioning the virtue of current rules on the transmission of U.S. citizenship to IVF babies born to American mothers and/or fathers abroad, ans especially those cases where donor's eggs and sperm have been used.

According to a June 2011 report by the State Department's Office of Inspector General, the Bureau of Consular Affairs "is aware that the regulations and laws [relating to the transmission of citizenship through surrogacy] have not kept pace with technology and is working with legal advisers and other agencies to update policies

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/u-s-demands-proof-of-parentage-for-ivf-babies-1.410690